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he got comfortable using one. every year they fight back with helping hundred of at risk children learn computer basics. >> whether that is opening up the internet and everything the internet has to offer to someone who has never used the computer before. >> reporter: that was edwar jenkins. now he uses to it look for work. but he hopes a new job won't interfere with his traini. he has a half marathon coming up. news4. >> what a great program. >> a great story. good for them. that's it for news4 at 5:00. >>> stay right there. news4 at 6:00 begins now. >>> someone murder ad georgetown worker after a night on the town. >> new questions the future of the school chancellor michelle rhee. >> and it is the time-out that may come back to haunt them. coming up, redskins fans weigh in after a heart breaking ss. we begin a young cyclist clinging to life after she was hit by a driver who kept on going when the bike jamme under her suv. good evening. >> 30-year-old natasha pettygrew is a third year law school who ran
he got comfortable using one. every year they fight back with helping hundred of at risk children learn computer basics. >> whether that is opening up the internet and everything the internet has to offer to someone who has never used the computer before. >> reporter: that was edwar jenkins. now he uses to it look for work. but he hopes a new job won't interfere with his traini. he has a half marathon coming up. news4. >> what a great program. >> a great story. good for...
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and it just came to us, we will survive. so far so good. >> reporter: this was intended to be moral booster at an upcoming training event. >> it's easier than you might eect. the librarians i work with are amazingly professional. but they're also very personable and enthusiastic about their libraries antheir jobs. >> reporter: the librarians are hoping the powers that put the budget together for next year seat video and will understand their frustration. if you'd like to take a look at the entire video, come to our website and seach libraries will survive. >> that's just too funny. they oughtto charge for the downloads, a lot of ople watching. >> that's so catchy. >>> turning now to sports. >> lindsay sits down for lunch with nick backstrom. >> alex ovechkin is the obvious superstar on the capitols ross sister, but backstrom is really the glue for the team. after his first 100-point season last year, the caps signed him to a ten-year $67 million contract. backstrom immediately gave back to his parents who helped nurture his
and it just came to us, we will survive. so far so good. >> reporter: this was intended to be moral booster at an upcoming training event. >> it's easier than you might eect. the librarians i work with are amazingly professional. but they're also very personable and enthusiastic about their libraries antheir jobs. >> reporter: the librarians are hoping the powers that put the budget together for next year seat video and will understand their frustration. if you'd like to take...
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i'll blow us all up. today is a request day todie. >> two men held hostage in the discovery building, talk about the day that change their lives. >> a reported rror plot foiled. >>> and we'll tell you how mayor fenty still came out a winner in the primary. >> good evening. the death of a 17-month-old child is under investigation in montgomery county. police believe it was a tragic know. the child died en he became tangled up in a window blind cord. >> police wer call to the boy's home on north hampton drive in silver spring after 11:00 this morning. derrick ward is in the neighborhood with more. >> reporter: there are so many things that we seek to shield our children from. most of the timee feel they are outside the home. sometimes dangerous things lurk in the home as well as this fami found out earlier today. st before noon, a frantic call from a mother to the montgomery county police department. >> the initial call was a very upset woman screaming about a child being severely injured. >> reporter: from
i'll blow us all up. today is a request day todie. >> two men held hostage in the discovery building, talk about the day that change their lives. >> a reported rror plot foiled. >>> and we'll tell you how mayor fenty still came out a winner in the primary. >> good evening. the death of a 17-month-old child is under investigation in montgomery county. police believe it was a tragic know. the child died en he became tangled up in a window blind cord. >> police wer...
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dan joins us now. this has to do with houston. >> a replay. >> that was the genesis of that. >> it is. and it seemed like it was yesterday there s an instant replay. it was a little while ago. if you thought last week's fly had redskins officials thanking them, 25 yea ago the houston oilers visited washington and had three touchdowns called back because of penalties. it was the call that didn't have a penalty that had the most impact and the way game are called today. here's redskins recall. seember 15th, 1985. no replay saved the day. dave led a stifling skins defense that pressured the quarterback warren moon all day. four sacks in all for the burgundy and gold, igniting a 12-year veteran. >> i still get excited. that'shy i drink a milkshake before the game. it doesn't usually stay down. that's why i have a plastic bag on the side lines. i start to hyr convenient late because i chase people and i get excited. i start panting like a dog and get too much oxygen. >> reporter: the offense provided thrill
dan joins us now. this has to do with houston. >> a replay. >> that was the genesis of that. >> it is. and it seemed like it was yesterday there s an instant replay. it was a little while ago. if you thought last week's fly had redskins officials thanking them, 25 yea ago the houston oilers visited washington and had three touchdowns called back because of penalties. it was the call that didn't have a penalty that had the most impact and the way game are called today. here's...
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we used to be null one at graduating kids. out of 30, we're now down to number 19 or 20, depending on what number you look. a that's not the way you maintain yourself as a number one nation. we wanted people to hear about it and to hear about what we can dto change it. >> an important week ahead. live for us in newark, new jersey, thanks so much. >> and don't forget to catch all of our education nation reports all next week here on news4 at 5:00 and on "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> and still ahead, he received a medal of honor for his bravery on the battlefield. >>> up in sports, we've got hakim. he has the stories of some high school football players >>> it was a final farewell for a decorated world war ii veteran >> arm lieutenant vernon baker with you a medal of honor recipie recipient. he waited 50 years. >> he died in july after a long battle with brain cancer. he fought at a time when african american soldiers weren't awarded medals of honor. and while he didn't consider himself a hear over-the-countr lieut
we used to be null one at graduating kids. out of 30, we're now down to number 19 or 20, depending on what number you look. a that's not the way you maintain yourself as a number one nation. we wanted people to hear about it and to hear about what we can dto change it. >> an important week ahead. live for us in newark, new jersey, thanks so much. >> and don't forget to catch all of our education nation reports all next week here on news4 at 5:00 and on "nbc nightly news"...
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for us, it would only be some rip curnts. for us tonight and this evening, mostly clear and pleasant. tomorrow morning we're looking at a beautiful morning. a gat one to get out and about to start off your day. 59 to 64 degrees with that 6:50 sunrise. it has moved through the day. increasing theloud cover, increasi wind. winds out of the southwest.m(5". there's the next four daysÑi showing a high of 82 on friday. and then beautiful on saturday and on sunday. highs in the low 80s. >> a nice weekend. >> it doesn't get any better. >> thank you. >>> with the return of fall comes the return of f season, of course. most of us still remember last year's h1n1 outbreak. >> withi the past two week, a lot of health clinics and drug stores are offering the flu vac. and we have an update on a new type of shot. > hi, wendy, jill, starting this year the centers for disease control says everybody is six months or nnder should get their annual flu shots. but someÑi gsay that could chan. they are developing a new kind of flu shot that could
for us, it would only be some rip curnts. for us tonight and this evening, mostly clear and pleasant. tomorrow morning we're looking at a beautiful morning. a gat one to get out and about to start off your day. 59 to 64 degrees with that 6:50 sunrise. it has moved through the day. increasing theloud cover, increasi wind. winds out of the southwest.m(5". there's the next four daysÑi showing a high of 82 on friday. and then beautiful on saturday and on sunday. highs in the low 80s. >>...
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>> y used a good term, little stormy weather. most of us have not seen it. we saw a good storm come through loudoun county. it made its way through into maryland but the severe weather for the most part is out of our hair exempt for one storm to the south. let's look at digital doppler radar and show you wre we're looking. across the city, we e clear for the moment. we do have a few clouds out there. the sun continue to warm us up. there is one storm right now. again, that is down to the south of our area. down south to culpeper. into orange county. that is making its way toward the east but really mo south of east. it will be out of the area coming up over the next hour or. so it may even die out like the previous storms did. there is a wider view here. that wider view does show the fact that we are seeing some of those storms to the north. up here toward altoona, into pennsylvania. that is a second line. i'll show you that line. that's why we have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10:00 tonight. that is the area in pink. new york, philadelphia, w
>> y used a good term, little stormy weather. most of us have not seen it. we saw a good storm come through loudoun county. it made its way through into maryland but the severe weather for the most part is out of our hair exempt for one storm to the south. let's look at digital doppler radar and show you wre we're looking. across the city, we e clear for the moment. we do have a few clouds out there. the sun continue to warm us up. there is one storm right now. again, that is down to the...
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thank you for joining us. we look forward to ur report on nightly news tonight. >>> education nation continues on "nightly news" with brian williams at 7:00. why is bill gates spending millions of dollars. you can chime in on the educators that made an impact in your life. >>> tacoma park, maryland is trying to end part of its century old ban on alcohol sales. last night the city council voted to allow businesses to selleer and wine for offsite consumption. that resolution, however, would only apply to sitdown restaurants. the city has allowed sle of onsite alcol consumption since 1983. the resolution will now go before state lawmakers. >>> a howard county couple is suing their landlord over a bed bug infestation. the brow filed a half million dollar lawsuit against the owners and managers of their aparent complex in ellicott city. building managers were supposed to exterminate their apartment as a precaution after a neighbor's unit was treated for bed bugs, b it never happened. the couple and their 3-year-old
thank you for joining us. we look forward to ur report on nightly news tonight. >>> education nation continues on "nightly news" with brian williams at 7:00. why is bill gates spending millions of dollars. you can chime in on the educators that made an impact in your life. >>> tacoma park, maryland is trying to end part of its century old ban on alcohol sales. last night the city council voted to allow businesses to selleer and wine for offsite consumption. that...
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for the achiever in us all. ♪ pnc. for the achiever in us all. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard wor means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number onechools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. >>> in the nbc special series education nation news 4 talked to the powerful and controversial head of d.c.'s school systems. >> she's been credited with improving student achievement and is tang a hit from what critics describe as her heavy-handed approach. now the future of the d.c. school chancellor isn't clear. >> eun yan sat down for an interview on what drives her passion for education. >> you wake up every morning and you know that kids
for the achiever in us all. ♪ pnc. for the achiever in us all. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard wor means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number...
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most of us on the dry side. doppler radar showing a clear sky for most of us. we'll zoom in to fairfax county. we're also seeing some of those as well toward the west and oakton, fairfax seeing some of those toward just to the south of bull run and 66. watch out for those as you make your way out and about. 90 degrees, the temperature. the humidity of 41%. temperature around the region will dip down to 71 in the city. 62 in frederick. tomorrow, expect high temperatures over record levels. 95 is what i'm going for in the district. tomorrow, it will be a hot one. >>> a group that helps the homeless and the hung wants to now who is responsible for vandalizing its van? >> nine of the 15 delivery trucks belonging to th d.c. kitchen were spray painted yesterd and it is a problem that will cost the organization thousands of dollars. rr sometime early wednesday morning, someone thank you a wrench into the plans of the d.c. central kitchen by spray painting nine out of the 15 delivery trucks. >> i was coming in very early yesterday mornin about 5:30, 6:00. and i just sa
most of us on the dry side. doppler radar showing a clear sky for most of us. we'll zoom in to fairfax county. we're also seeing some of those as well toward the west and oakton, fairfax seeing some of those toward just to the south of bull run and 66. watch out for those as you make your way out and about. 90 degrees, the temperature. the humidity of 41%. temperature around the region will dip down to 71 in the city. 62 in frederick. tomorrow, expect high temperatures over record levels. 95 is...
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that will co us off. that will help to dr us off tomorrow and get some sunshine. before that, we've got a lot of rain to deal with. two to four inches in the corridor. to the east. maybe five more inches if it sets up this way like it did last night where we had storms moving over and over the same areas. as you get back to the west, we're talking much less in the way of rain here. so with round two, what can we expect? heavy rain. very windy conditions. another two to four inches of rain with winds gusting upwards of 40 miles per hour tonight. maybe an isolated tornado ortwo as well. this evening, cloudy skies, periods of rain, some of that will become heavy at times. 72 to 76. but overnight tonight into very early tomorrow morning. we see the heaviest rn, then by 7:00, rain will be ending, cool, breezy, and as we move through the day tomorrow, clearing out. how about this? clouds early, maybe a shower early but then becoming mostly sunny. windy at times with those winds out of the northwest. then guesswhat? one really nice day, saturday. th why not have more rai
that will co us off. that will help to dr us off tomorrow and get some sunshine. before that, we've got a lot of rain to deal with. two to four inches in the corridor. to the east. maybe five more inches if it sets up this way like it did last night where we had storms moving over and over the same areas. as you get back to the west, we're talking much less in the way of rain here. so with round two, what can we expect? heavy rain. very windy conditions. another two to four inches of rain with...
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csed used car prices to sore. with new car sales down, there are fewe late model trade-ins and that affects supply and demand. dealers are keeping older vehicles on their lots, rather than sending them to auction. when drivers keep cars longer rather than trading them in, dealers must pay top dollar for used car inventory. speaking of keeping your used car running smthly, how far should you drive before changing the oil in your car? break that habit of every 3,000 miles. it's a myth and ss because of technological advances, an average car's interest val is aroundp 7,800 miles now. the porsche can go 20,000 miles before an oil change. service centers and deers use the 3,000 mile change as a marketing tactic to get you into the service bay on a regular basis. the quick oil change industry defends that 3,000 mile rule. because busy car owners seldom read the driver's manual, they have no idea how often the oil should be changed in their car. >>> phonily, are you tired dropped calls on your cell phone? jd powers and a
csed used car prices to sore. with new car sales down, there are fewe late model trade-ins and that affects supply and demand. dealers are keeping older vehicles on their lots, rather than sending them to auction. when drivers keep cars longer rather than trading them in, dealers must pay top dollar for used car inventory. speaking of keeping your used car running smthly, how far should you drive before changing the oil in your car? break that habit of every 3,000 miles. it's a myth and ss...